What do you normally give as a wedding gift?

FI and I have a lot of weddings coming up in the next year and I am starting to wonder what people give as gifts in different areas. I think it changes a bit regionally (as I am starting to learn as my wedding approaches), I am from the East Coast and where I grew up people tend to just give money in a card. Since you all are from all over and we are going to weddings all across the country I was hoping you could state where you are from and what a normal gift would be.

If I am invited to and attend the bridal shower, then I give a gift off the registry ($200 for family and close friends, $100 for others). If I attend the wedding, then I give a check ($300 for family and close friends from me and my FI, $200 for others from both of us). If I attend both the bridal shower and wedding, then I give both the registry gift and the check.

Lbward6: Well, it somewhat depends. If I’ve been invited to the wedding shower, I always give a gift off of their registry. Then for the actual wedding day gift it’s usually a check in a card, because I don’t want to carry a toaster into the wedding. If not a check, then I usually stick a gift card to one of the stores they registered at in the card. Regardless, shower = gift from their registry; wedding = monetary gift (check or gift card). Oh, and I live in SWFL.